First Time Facilitator
Leanne Hughes from the First Time Facilitator blog reveals all of her group facilitation, training and workshop tips and tricks so you can be ahead of the curve the next time you step out in front of a group.Discover how you can tweak elements of your facilitation style, or incorporate new techniques to engage your audience and leave with lasting impact (and 5-star feedback). Icebreakers, leadership, group interaction, preparation, games, conflict, props, flip-charts, delivery, voice, body language, confidence, discussions and everything that works (and doesn’t work) to help you better understand how to deliver and connect with your audience, every single time.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
FTF257: The Dark Arts of Interrupting Someone
I wrote this article this after being on a group call where one person dominated the airtime. You know the ones, right?
As facilitators, it’s our job to respect the room, the tim…
FTF256: Handling chat like a pro
Hey, thanks for tuning in today. I just wrapped up a webinar for a long-time client — an organization that delivers live, critical, and completely anonymous support via webinars.
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FTF255: How we built my new brand in 4 weeks with Jason Knight
I’m so excited to take you behind the scenes of my rebranding journey—aka Leanne 3.0. In this replay, I chat with Jason Knight, the brilliant mind behind my new brand.
Watch our …
FTF254: Talk the Walk with Alan Weiss (How to avoid gambling away your career)
Fresh off a Las Vegas red carpet experience, Leanne Hughes sits down with legendary consultant Alan Weiss for a candid conversation about career risks, professional reinvention, …
FTF253: The Delegate Experience: Conferences Done Differently with Mary-Louise (ML) Huppatz
In this episode of the First Time Facilitator podcast, host Leanne Hughes welcomes Mary-Louise (ML) Huppatz, CEO of the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM), to d…
FTF252: Obsess over the participant (not the meeting room) with Steven Demedio + a sneak peak of our Red Carpet Campout
In this episode of the First Time Facilitator podcast, I am thrilled to welcome Steve Demedio to the show. Steve shares his inspiring journey from a career in sales leadership to…
FTF251: How we sold out our event in 24 hours (Behind the scenes of How to Face Change) with solo reflections from Leanne Hughes
Host Leanne Hughes takes you behind the scenes of the recent "How to Face Change" event she co-hosted with Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS).
From brainstorming ideas, locking in the …
FTF250: Building trust and driving change in workshops with Hitomi Whitlock
In this episode, we're joined by Hitomi Whitlock, Organizational Change Manager at the University of Washington's Housing and Food Services, and an experienced real estate invest…
FTF249 Michael Bungay Stanier's Co-Facilitation Tips & Brisbane Event Preview!
Come along to our event! https://lu.ma/rooftopbne
In this episode, host Leanne Hughes chats with Michael Bungay Stanier on their upcoming event in Brisbane together on 3 Sep 2024,…
FTF248: Mid-year check-in + sneak peak of Talk the Walk with Alan Weiss
In this episode, host Leanne Hughes provides an update on her activities as a solopreneur and content creator, sharing insights from her recent experiences and projects.
She prov…
FTF247: From Workshop to Written Word: Translating Ideas into Books with Mel Loy and Jade Miller
Are you currently running workshops, generating ace ideas, have some cool toolsup your sleeve? Maybe you should turn all of that great stuff into a book!
If you're curious how to …
FTF246: Alan Weiss on speedy design + why workshops can be the worst solution for a client
Watch our conversation on YouTube.
Alan Weiss returns to the podcast this week, for the third time, to (metaphorically) poke me in the eye again.
In this conversation, we riff on:
- S…
FTF245: Preparing to be spontaneous in your workshops with Lisa Leong
Today, I'm joined by Lisa Leong, a broadcaster, author, and facilitator.
Watch us chat on YouTube.
Her superpowers, which you'll hear very clearly in this episode, are curiosity a…
FTF244: Get to the Point with Sally Prosser
In the First Time Facilitator podcast, host Leanne Hughes introduces guest Sally Prosser, a voice and confidence coach.
We riff on the concept of 'breveloquence', a portmanteau of…
FTF243 Unseen facilitation tips: How Phil Woods creates epiphanies in his workshops
In today's conversation, Phil Woods from Catalyst Strategy shares his journey from a legal career to becoming an independent strategy and team development consultant.
Watch our co…
FTF242: 5 Workshop Hacks Using ChatGPT with Leanne Hughes
Tune in to discover how to design fast and deliver strong without the stress...using Chat GPT!
In this episode, host Leanne Hughes discusses five ways she uses chat GPT to improve…
FTF241: Leanne Hughes’ Unofficial 2023 Annual Report
Leanne Hughes’ 2023 Annual Report podcast/video episode, where I share my favourite UNOFFICIAL business metrics, and quarter by quarter highlights/lessons learnt.
Some of my unoff…
FTF240: Get Lucked! How to Cultivate Serendipity in Your Work with Dr. Christian Busch
Watch our conversation on YouTube!
My experience with luck has been, you can actually optimize for luck. So, what is this got to do with workshops and facilitation and hosting gr…
FTF239: Tactics for powering yourself up to host a workshop (when you’ve had three hours sleep)
How do you personally POWER YOURSELF UP to host a workshop when you're sleep deprived? That's the topic Leanne riffs off in this solo episode, where she shares ideas on:
* * Insig…
FTF238 How to start a workshop: Which comes first - content or an activity? with Leanne Hughes
Welcome back to another episode with your host, Leanne Hughes. I received a listener question from my friend, Juraj Holub and thought I'd share my thoughts on the show.
Here's the…